Download or read book Wanderings in China Vol 1 of 2 Classic Reprint written by C. F. Gordon Cumming and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Wanderings in China, Vol. 1 of 2 The total population of Shanghai is estimated at In addition to the above, the boat population is reckoned at while foreigners and their retainers muster in the English settlement, in hong-kew, and in the French settlement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Wanderings in China Vol 2 of 2 Classic Reprint written by Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-16 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Wanderings in China, Vol. 2 of 2 Last week I bade adieu with much regret to beautiful foo-chow and the many kind friends there, several of whom accompanied me to the Anchorage, where others met us, and we had a last most pleasant evening, after which my host (mr Fry) escorted me on board the Europe, com mending me to the special care of Monsignor Gentili, Eveque de Dionyse, Vicaire Apostolique de Fokien, who proved very good company. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Wanderings of a Globe Trotter in the Far East Vol 1 of 2 Classic Reprint written by Lewis Wingfield and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-29 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Wanderings of a Globe-Trotter in the Far East, Vol. 1 of 2 Out of the Indian Ocean into the China seas. Steaming eastward slowly, though appar ently motionless in the stagnant air. The thermometer that hangs just within the cap tain's cabin stands inexorably at The rays of the blistering sun arc tempered by a double awning which soothes the wearied eyes with a cathedral gloom. To diminish as much as may be the prospect of suffocation, the side curtains have been removed, and when a golden line glints from under the canvas-roof across the limbs of an exhausted passenger. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Wanderings in China Vol 1 of 2 written by C. F. Gordon Cumming and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Wanderings in China, Vol. 1 of 2 You will wonder when you receive this letter posted in Hong-Kong, where I hope to arrive to-morrow! It is not that my four months in Japan have by any means exhausted its fascination, - on the contrary, I purpose returning there in spring, when the double cherry-blossoms are in their glory; but meanwhile the hills are white with snow, and I have been nearly frozen, living in paper houses, without fires - only such warmth as we could extract from ornamental little charcoal braziers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Wanderings in China Classic Reprint written by C. F. Gordon Cumming and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-02 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Wanderings in China Note earth-laden waters. - These Chinese rivers deposit such quantities of soil, that they are continually raising their chan nels higher and higher above the level of the surrounding plain; consequently it is not only necessary to construct stupendous embankments to keep the water-floods in their self-chosen beds, but also to continue ceaselessly raising and strengthening them. These cyclopean banks of mud, or of basket-work full of small boulders and faced with brick and stone, extend for hundreds of miles, and at some points are so high that to reach the summit one has to ascend sixty or seventy granite steps, above the level of the boundless plain, to find one's self standing on the brink of a swift mighty river, perhaps half a mile in width. Such banks have to be built so as to allow for the river's natural rise of fully 20 feet in the rainy season. It is evident that only by ceaseless vigilance can these enormous earthworks be kept in thorough repair, and Government officials are enjoined to bestow the utmost attention to this subject. Needful repairs are executed in winter and spring, when the waters are at the lowest, and enormous sums are thus expended even in ordinary years. But no amount of human care can always avail against the might of such a stream as the Great Yellow River, when, in autumn, it pours down from the mountains with about ten times its winter volume, flowing rapidly for a distance of about 2000 miles, its waters charged with sand and yellow earth, which it deposits all along its course, raising its bed and forming shallows, till at length the flood either overflows the channel or forces a passage through embankments, soddened by weeks of rain. Then follow appalling inundations, transforming whole counties into gigantic lakes, drown ing all living creatures, and covering the land with a deposit which, for one season at least, is fatal to all agriculture, and Often leaves great tracts transformed into feverish swamps. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book China Opened Vol 1 of 2 Classic Reprint written by Karl Friedrich August Gutzlaff and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from China Opened, Vol. 1 of 2 As extensive and populous as at any preceding period - Its boundaries Comprises China From and the dependencies - Great variety in its possessions - In China Proper a characteristic sameness - A superabundant population exhausts its resources - China Proper, to its dependencies, as one to thirteen, in territory; forty to one. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Wanderings in China written by Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-04-27 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Narrative of the Expedition to China Vol 1 of 2 written by J. Elliot Bingham and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Narrative of the Expedition to China, Vol. 1 of 2: From the Commencement of the War to Its Termination in 1842; With Sketches of the Manners and Customs of That Singular and Hitherto Almost Unknown Country Promotion having for the moment thrown me out Of active service, I have been tempted to draw up the following Sketch of the various events connected with the present war in China. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Wanderings in New South Wales Batavia Pedir Coast Singapore and China Vol 1 of 2 written by George Bennett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Wanderings in New South Wales, Batavia, Pedir Coast, Singapore, and China, Vol. 1 of 2: Being the Journal of a Naturalist in Those Countries, During 1832, 1833, and 1834 The Work now given to the Public is the result of a series of recent excursions into the interior of the Colony Of New South Wales, at intervals of disengagement from professional duties, and at periods of the year best calculated for Obser vations in natural history. To this are added a detail of such incidents as appeared to the Author worthyxof notice, while' visiting Batavia, Singapore, China, &c. On his return to England. The writer in his narrative has limited himself principally, if not entirely, to the notes taken at the instant of observation, his object being to relate facts in the order they occurred; and, without regard to studied composition, to impart the information he has been enabled to collect in simple and unadorned language, avoiding, as much as possible, the technicalities of science. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Wanderings in China Volume 2 Primary Source Edition written by Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Download or read book Wandering in Northern China Classic Reprint written by Harry A. Franck and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-21 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Wandering in Northern China At home there are numbers of young men, five or ten years out of college, who can tell you just what is the matter with the world, and exactly how to remedy it. I am more or less ready to agree with them that the world is going to the dogs. What of it? You have only to step outdoors on any clear night to see that there are hundreds of other worlds, which may be arranging their lives in a more intelligent manner. The most striking thing about these young political and sociological geniuses sitting in their suburban gardens or their city flats is that while they can toss off a recipe guaranteed to cure our own sick world overnight, if only some one can get it down its throat, they seldom seem to have influence enough in their own cozy little corner of it to drive out one grafting ward-heeler. In other words, if you must know what is to be the future of China, I regret that I have not been vouchsafed the gift of prophecy and cannot tell you. In the minor matter of Chinese words and names, I have deliberately not tried to follow the usual Romanization, but rather to cause the reader to pronounce them as nearly like what they are on the spot as is possible with our mere twenty-six letters. Of course I could not follow this rule entirely or I must have called the capital of China Bay-jing, have spoken of the evacuation of Shahn - doong, and so on; so that in the case of names already more or less familiar to the West I have used the most modern and most widely accepted forms, as they have survived on the ground. At that I cannot imagine what ailed the men who Romanized the Chinese language, but that is another story. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Wandering Student in the Far East Vol 1 of 2 Classic Reprint written by Lawrence John Lumley Dundas Zetland and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Wandering Student, in the Far East, Vol. 1 of 2 On the other hand, volume ii. Is composed mainly of a series of essays upon subjects of more especial interest to those who are them selves personally interested, either directly or indirectly, in the development of Far Eastern affairs - the student, the politician, the fin ancier, the merchant, and the manufacturer. Of the thirteen chapters composing this volume, nine are devoted to a critical ex amination of Japan's place in the Far East. In such an examination narrative of travel finds but little place, the bulk of the space at my disposal being required for more serious discussion. The remaining four chapters chapters xix.-xxii. - are concerned with such matters as the present attitude of China towards Europe, and with the existing state of the commerce and communications (railways) of the Empire, some indication also being given as to their probable future development. Here again a description of travel finds no place. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Wanderings in China written by Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-09-02 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Across Chryse Vol 1 of 2 written by Archibald R. Colquhoun and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-26 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Across Chryse, Vol. 1 of 2: Being the Narrative of a Journey of Exploration Through the South China Border Lands, From Canton to Mandalay Across Chryse: Being the Narrative of a Journey of Exploration Through the South China Border Lands, from Canton to Mandalay was written by Archibald R. Colquhoun in 1883. This is a 489 page book, containing 116385 words and 150 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Across Chrys Vol 1 of 2 written by Archibald Ross Colquhoun and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Across Chryse, Vol. 1 of 2: Being the Narrative of a Journey of Exploration Through the South China Border Lands, From Canton to Mandalay A similarly ill-informed friend has asked me where Chryse is. I need hardly tell the reader that Indo China is a very modern-name, and that Chryse repre sented to the ancients their vague notions of indo-china. Iam fortunate enough to be able to give the following account of Chryse from the pen of Colonel Henry Yule, the greatest authority on the Subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The River of Golden Sand Vol 1 of 2 The Narrative of a Journey Through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah Classic Reprint written by William Gill and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-01-14 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The River of Golden Sand, Vol. 1 of 2: The Narrative of a Journey Through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah Cradle of the Chinese Nation - Their Settlement in shan-si Characteristics of Chinese History - Manifold Invasions of China, but Chinese Individuality always predominates - Imagination essential to Advancement, but the Chinese have it not - Inven tions ascribed to them - Stoppage of Development - China for the Chinese - Foreign Help inevitable - The woo-sung Rail way - Defects of Chinese Character - Shanghai in vvinter pigeon-english - Perverse Employment of it - The word 'pa goda - Preparations again for Travel - Detail of Packages - The Shanghai Theatre - Chinese Treatment of Chinese - The Chi nese Performers - Sport at Shanghai - A Shooting Excursion on the yang-tzii - Names of the Great River - The so-called Grand Canal, ' and its Humours - Shooting Scenes - The Mixt. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Wanderings in China written by Constance Frederica Gordon-Cumming and published by . This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Elibron Classics title is a reprint of the original edition published by W. Blackwood and Sons in Edinburgh and London, 1900.
